slight decrease

collocation in English

meaningsofslightanddecrease

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slight
adjective
uk
/slaɪt/us
/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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decrease
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdiː.kriːs/us
/ˈdiː.kriːs/
a ...
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(Definition ofslightanddecreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslight decrease

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In these preparations, emodepside caused aslightdecreasein base-line tension.
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Slightdecreasein selffocusing is observed with increase in intensity.
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The chest x-ray showed a normal heart andslightdecreasein the pulmonary vascular markings.
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Despite some variability, aslightdecreasein up-section can be observed.
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Performance in both patient groups was comparable, except for aslightdecreaseof overall task performance.
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Younger youth in the strong decrease group also had more symptoms of depression than younger youth in theslightdecreasegroup.
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In addition, aslightdecreasein miospore size is observed in the upper part of the section.
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This cell exhibited aslightdecreasein firing at light onset and a sustained increase in firing at light offset.
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On average, smaller individuals (<10 cm) increased >30% annually in size, while the largest plants (>30 cm) showed no increase or even aslightdecrease.
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A marked increase in eruption duration and aslightdecreasein magma discharge rate may have induced a drastic deceleration of the flow front, promoting an increased solidification.
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From the early 1980s on, however, the cesarean section rate stabilized and even showed aslightdecrease, while the perinatal mortality and the rate of asphyxia continued to decrease.
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There was a substantial decline in per capita arable land (by 47%), resulting from the combination of a high population-growth rate and aslightdecreasein the village's arable land.
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Phase 4 is marked by relative stability, aslightdecreasein pit depth and retinal length and continued cone packing.
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When mosaic regularity is tested with the inclusion of displaced horizontal cells, there was aslightdecreasein the conformity ratio indicating a decrease in regularity.
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There was aslightdecreasein the male\\female ratio between the 2-monthly samples of each study year and approximately onefifth of cases were associated with mixed infections.
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As compared with the previous year there has been aslightdecrease—about 40 or 50.
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Moreover, it is true that in the case of certain county forces there has been aslightdecreasein the percentage of the numbers detected.
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But the damage will continue, with only aslightdecrease, for generation after generation for thousands of years.
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That is aslightdecreaseon last year, but not a big one.
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The corresponding figure for 1986 is now available and is 169, showing aslightdecrease.
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